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Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: Customizer not saving changes and Media Library brokenHello, ap087, & welcome. Could you please provide a site url?
1 thing I’m thinking is that your WordPress update may not have completed properly. It’s usually best to use either your hosting provider’s file manager or, in this case, even better an FTP (preferably secure FTP), client like Filezilla to upload the WordPress files manually.
You should also check your post_max_size & upload_max_filesize and increase them, if necessary.
There are other things we can try, but let’s do this first. Again, a site url may prove really helpful.
Forum: Networking WordPress
In reply to: My account is acting odd!Hello, samsante, & welcome. Could you please provide a site url? Thanks. BTW, this does not sound like a WordPress issue per se, but until we have a site url, it’s terribly dificult to comment intelligently.
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: Plugin disappeared, how do I safely completely remove?Hi, halo diehard, & welcome. If you’re really concerned that deleting the folder will break your site, try using your hosting provider’s file manager & append a 1 or a .old to the folder name, ie, posts for page.1 or posts for page.old. Then go back into your site. If nothing untoward occurred (& I suspect it wouldn’t, then you can go bak & delete the folder, knowing it’s safe to do so.
It’s 1 of the little tricks I use all the time when working on a site–you know–just to be sure.
@sariee, now let’s discuss your question regarding a backup solution.
I’m going to talk to you as though you’re new to WordPress because you asked for that in your first post here. If it’s too basic, or you feel it’s condescending, please forgive–that is *not* my intent whatever.
There are 2 basic parts to a WordPress Website. The first is the files. These basically form the framework on which the site is built. The 2nd is the database, & it is here that user content as well as other information about the website is stored. That means all your posts, pages, & information about these such as author, time & date of publication, etc, live in the *database*, not the files, as some incorrectly believe.
The files that need backing up are:
1) Purchased plugins/themes; &
2) User content such as pictures, documents, videos (if on the website), music, etc.You should likely already have these on your computer as well as on a backup drive. The remaining files can be downloaded from ww.wp.xz.cn.
The database is the thing that needs to be backed up regularly, especially if content is added/changed frequently. This can be done either by a plugin or manually, & much depends on your preference regarding that. If you installed WordPress via your hosting provider’s control panel, there may also be an option to back up your site automatically. The key is, don’t forget to download those backups to your computer, because if the server gets taken out, then so do the backups. Many plugins will email you when a backup is completed, as likely will your hosting provider’s control panel if available.
That was pretty general because I don’t know your specifics. But perhaps it gave you a better understanding of how WordPress works in order to help you make a decision as to the best way going forward.Please don’t hesitate to ask if you need further assistance, though I’d urge you to start a separate topic for that, as this 1 has been marked as ‘resolved’ & is therefore unlikely to be viewed if updated.
Hello, sariee. Sounds like you’ve had a pretty rough go. I am so sorry.
Yes, please go back & change your permalinks to ‘post name’ & let’s see how things go.
A couple things, just FYI.
1) A dedicated server means you have your own server. They usually do not have a control panel, they cost a good bit of money (ie, $100 or more per month), & they require a considerable amount of technical expertise. From your description, I think you have shared hosting. That’s just in case you’re ever asked in future.2) You can always post a job requesting help at:
http://jobs.wordpress.net
I can’t say that the freelancers there are any better (or worse) than those elsewhere, but I don’t think either the job poster or the freelancer pays anything to post or apply for work, so it may be an alternative to consider should you find yourself similarly situated again.Please let us know how things are going. & please don’t feel stupid about anything. WordPress is wonderful in that it allows folks w/limited or no technical background to have a website, but it can be challenging indeed when things go wrong, as sometimes happens. Please keep in touch until this is resolved to your satisfaction.
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: Can’t access the admin dashboardHi, ben1984, & welcome.
Just quickly researched this for you & it appears you have the choice of CPanel or Plesk when hosting w/easily.net. If you chose CPanel, then PhpMyAdmin can usually be accessed from there to update your database. The equivalent in Plesk may be WebAdmin, though some installs of Plesk also appear to have PhpMyAdmin installed as well.
Here’s an article that shows you various ways to reset your admin password.
https://codex.ww.wp.xz.cn/Resetting_Your_PasswordThe site is *very* outdated as you know, & while I don’t see any evidence of a site compromise, either by looking at the source code or by searching in google, I would nonetheless not be surprised if there weren’t 1. That means, if in fact the site is compromised, that you might actually have been locked out.
Please let us know if you have additional questions/need more help w/this.
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: My Site seems to have CrashedWell, that will do it. Here’s an article:
https://codex.ww.wp.xz.cn/Changing_The_Site_URLhome url is the homepage domain like example.com
siteurl is where the site is located if other than in the web root, ie, example.com/wpPlease let us know if you need additional help.
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: My Site seems to have CrashedHello, jianchuan, & welcome. Have you deleted–or at least changed the name–the index.php file in the public_html folder?
Forum: Installing WordPress
In reply to: installation questionJoel, the 2 are indeed quite diferent, so the procedures for a local install, ie, on your machine, aren’t entirely applicable on shared hosting, especially if a script installer like Softaculous or similar is involved. It’s actually easier in the latter case, as you’ve likely discovered.
I think you’re in good shape since everything’s working, but let us know here if things change.
Forum: Installing WordPress
In reply to: installation questionHi, Joel G, & welcome. If everything is working ok, then you shouldn’t need to do anything more.
If you could perhaps be a bit more specific, maybe we could in turn be more helpful?
Hi, sariee, & welcome.
So–could you please tell us:
1) Are you hosting using Linux or Windows?
2) Do you have shared, VPS, or dedicated hosting?
3) Is your webserver Apache, Nginx, or IIS?
4) Do you have caching on your site? If so, please clear it. Please also clear your browser’s cache.
5) Could we please see your .htaccess file? Please enclose it in `, ie,line 1 line 2Looking forward to hearing from you.
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: Unable to log into wp-login.php, redirect issueHi, Brent, & welcome. I am actually not having any difficulty reaching the login screen. Are you saying you can’t log in using your username & password? If that’s the case, could you please look in your address bar & give us the address you’re redirected to?
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: How to add another wordpress to your server to test/build new siteHi, jchristfjell, & welcomme! What I do is to put WordPress in its own separate folder, ie, public_html/wordpress. Then you can reach the folder by typing:
http://www.hamarfrikirke.no/wordpress . When you’re ready for the old site to become the new one, just open index.php & point wp-blogheader.php to the wordpress folder. I’d also delete the WordPress files & folders in the root, once you’ve moved any user generated content (ie, the uploads folder) to the proper location under the wordpress folder.Alternatively, you could install a webserver on your local machine & build your site there, but that can take a little more technical know-how to get that sort of install up & running. There are plugins to help w/that, ie, Duplicator, but when things go wrong, they *really* go wrong lol. Either way works, & it really depends on what you feel most comfortable with.
Can you please provide a site url?
Hello, deanljbirch, & welcome. Did you perchance check the Wordfence options to check theme & plugin files?